Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. (1841), Characters of new Genera and Species of New Holland Cyperaceae, Restiaceae, and Juncaceae. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 1 6: 48 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "ad Flumen Cygnorum lectae"

Mueller, F.J.H. von (March 1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(73): 31 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Cladium elynanthoides F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 409 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cladium elynanthoides F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 216 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Gahnia elynanthoides F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 755 [basionym]

basionym of: Mariscus australis (Nees) Kuntze legitimate

Pfeiffer, H.H. (25 October 1926), Oreobolus R. Br., eine merkwürdige Cyperaceengattung. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 23(18-25): 350 [basionym]

basionym of: Cladium australe (Nees) H.Pfeiff. nom. illeg.

Koyama, T. (1956), Taxonomic Study of Cyperaceae V. Botanical Magazine (Tokyo) 69: 63 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Machaerina elynanthoides T.Koyama legitimate

Blake, S.T. (1969), Studies in Cyperaceae. Contributions from the Queensland Herbarium 8: 28 [basionym]

basionym of: Baumea australis (Nees) S.T.Blake legitimate

Wilson, K.L. (March 1980), Notes on some Australian species of Cyperaceae. Telopea 1(6): 464 [basionym]

basionym of: Gahnia australis (Nees) K.L.Wilson legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Gahnia australis (Nees) K.L.Wilson legitimate

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